Chapter 132 Return Gift

Yuan Shu was still patrolling around the villa.

He was free in this forest and could do whatever he wanted. Yuanxi also often made delicious snacks for himself.

One time, he looked in the mirror and found that his face had become rounder.

He sometimes felt very upset. He was not a competent bodyguard at all. Who would keep a bodyguard who did nothing?

"Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu..."

"I'm here."

When Yuan Shu heard Yuan Xi's voice, he hurried towards Yuan Xi.

"Hurry up, Sister is back and has arrived at the gate."

When Yuan Shu heard this, he felt even happier.

He ran to the door and saw Chen Shiyi directing others to unload the things from the car.

"Sister."

Chen Shiyi raised her eyes and saw Yuan Shu's sturdy figure running to her like lightning. With a smile in his innocent eyes, he picked up her thin body and threw her into the sky, almost scaring Chen Shiyi away.

"Put me down now, Yuan Shu, stop playing."

Yuan Shu leaned in front of Chen Shiyi, whose face was pale, with a smile on his face.

"Sister, where is my gift?"

Chen Shiyi glanced at him.

Bai Ling next to him said with a smile.

"All of them, all of them. Sister remembers them all."

Chen Shiyi gave Yuan Xi a set of clothes from the package.

"Yuanxi, take it and try it on later. This is a very fine embroidered garment from Huaizhou. You always asked me to find some patterns for you, but I brought you a whole piece."

Yuanxi opened the pink dress, which was embroidered with peach blossoms, one piece at a time, one cluster at a time, so lifelike.

How could I bear to wear such beautiful clothes?

"Sister, this is too expensive."

Chen Shiyi comforted.

"My Yuanxi is the most beautiful. Not all clothes can match you."

Yuanxi felt very happy when he heard this.

"Sister, please stop talking nonsense."

Yuan Shu blinked and stood in front of Chen Shiyi with his burly figure.

"Mine."

Bailing found Yuan Shu's actions really funny.

"Sister, please give him the gift quickly. If you keep delaying, he will be so angry that he will lift you up to the sky."

Chen Shiyi took out a bag of dried meat and threw it to Yuan Shu.

"This is Huaizhou's famous dried fish and beef. It's a good snack to satisfy your hunger."

After she finished speaking, a slingshot was pulled out of her.

"I wanted to give you that leather knife sheath, but since you're still young, you might hurt yourself if you use those things. So I decided to give it up. This one might be more suitable for you."

Yuan Shu happily took the slingshot, found a stone, and shot it far away. A small pine tree broke and fell to the ground instantly.

Everyone on the field was stunned with fear.

Chen Shiyi quickly put away the slingshot.

"Well, I can't give this to you as a gift. I'll give it to you when you grow up a little bit."

Yuan Shu was so embarrassed that he had to pick up the dried meat in the bag and start chewing it. Suddenly, he found two birds in the cage.

"Sister, I want this."

Chen Shiyi turned around and saw that they were the two carrier pigeons sent by Pei Luoshu, and shook his head hurriedly.

"No, these two birds cannot be given away."

"Why?"

Bailing quickly interrupted.

"These two birds are very precious. They were given to me by someone else. Don't think you can just take them for granted."

Li Yunzhou saw the two pigeons and smiled.

"This is called the Thousand Mile Messenger Bird. It can fly a thousand miles a day to deliver messages. Yuan Shu, this bird is extremely precious and it is not easy to tame it. Besides, it is useless to give it to you. The person on the other side of the bird's flight does not belong to you..."

When Chen Shiyi heard this, the joy on his face gradually dimmed.

Yuan Xi was the person who could best sense other people's emotions. Noticing that Chen Shiyi looked a little unhappy, he immediately changed the subject.

"Sister, Xuwen is in the capital now. I have sent someone to deliver a message to him. I think he will be back for dinner tonight."

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"Make two more dishes tonight and let's have a drink together."

When Fu Xuwen came back, he got a tiger skin and smiled.

"You are out and about a lot, so make the carriage more comfortable. I thought this tiger skin would be just right."

"Sister, this whole set is hard to find, and it's not cheap."

Chen Shiyi said with a smile.

"As long as you like it, everything else comes second."

Fu Xuwen kept looking at Chen Shiyi and asked worriedly.

"Sister, have you lost weight?"

Everyone else immediately became worried.

Li Yunzhou frowned and said.

"I also noticed that Dongjia had lost weight at first. I thought that the journey was long and hard, so he would naturally lose weight..."

Chen Shiyi quickly replied.

"Don't worry, Xuwen. The head shopkeeper is right. I have indeed lost weight on the road."

Bai Ling stood aside without saying a word.

Fu Xuwen smiled gently.

"Yes, everyone is different. When I'm outside, my body becomes stronger, but my face gets tanned, so I don't look thinner."

At the dining table, several people were toasting each other. Chen Shiyi couldn't drink much, and after a few drinks he felt a little dazed.

"Xu Wen, I went to Yougu County this time and brought back two carts of tea. You go to Kyoto to see if there is a suitable shop to start the tea business. I have figured out the way to get the goods. The big shopkeeper, please help me find a few experts. The tea shop needs manpower to run it. As for sales, I will find people myself. Once the tea business is done and it becomes famous, we will open tea shops everywhere..."

Several people were very happy to hear that there was another way to make money.

Li Yunzhou asked.

"What about Amber's business?"

"The amber shop will remain the same for now. We can see that pine resin is extremely difficult to collect and the quality varies greatly. It is not easy for craftsmen to work day and night to make it carefully. We should slightly change the way amber is sold, increase the price, and sell only high-quality amber. Then, we should change the salary of the craftsmen. Those who do a good job and sell at a high price can be rewarded with 10% of the sales price. Then, they can stay in Lingyu Villa and figure out how to convert their craft into silver..."

Several people nodded in agreement.

Chen Shiyi asked Fu Xuwen.

"How is your information collection going recently? How do you pass messages between each other? If you get very important emergency messages, how can you make sure that the other party receives them in the shortest possible time? And the most important thing is, is it necessary for us to do this information collection?"

Fu Xuwen replied.

"Of course it is useful. First-hand information is especially important for business, especially if our business grows bigger and bigger. The salt tax, iron tax, agricultural tax, horse tax, ship tax, etc. formulated by each state are all different. Some time ago, salt was discovered in Luzhou, and salt primers were distributed everywhere in Luzhou. Many people made a fortune from this..."

Chen Shiyi was silent for a while.

"Xu Wen, remember, we should try not to touch the transactions controlled by the government. Maybe this is a shortcut to getting rich, but if you are not careful, the twists and turns in it can get you into trouble and you will become a stepping stone for others."

Fu Xuwen nodded and responded respectfully.

"Please remember what Sister taught me."